Rebuke for solicitor who made baseless perjury threat
A solicitor who emailed an opposing litigant after they instructed lawyers and made baseless threats of perjury against them has been rebuked.
Judge strikes down Trump’s “unconstitutional” order targeting law firm
A US judge has ruled that the executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at the law firm that acted for Hillary Clinton amounted to “unconstitutional retaliation”.
IL4U wins summary judgment in claim brought by founder law firms
A claim brought by original law firm members of the Injury Lawyers 4U marketing collective over pricing changes made by its new owners has been thrown out.
City giant seeks to shift blame for errors that cost client £83m
City giant A&O Shearman can make the argument that others were to blame for a mistake that has so far cost its client Nationwide £83m, the High Court has ruled.
Investor points to law firm’s potential in opposing Anexo bid
The proposed bid for Anexo Group – the listed company that owns leading law firm Bond Turner – is a “predatory attempt” to buy it at a fraction of its value, one of its investors has warned.
SDT rejects solicitor’s “meritless” appeal over undertaking breach
The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal has rejected an appeal by a solicitor against a fine of £7,500 imposed on him by an SRA adjudication panel, describing it as having no merit.
High Court criticises City firm for breaching judgment embargo
A well-known City law firm has been heavily criticised by the High Court for distributing a confidential embargoed draft judgment to journalists before it was handed down.
Jail for property solicitor who defrauded own firm of £160k
A long-serving property solicitor who defrauded a Hereford law firm out of £160,000 by diverting disbursement payments into her own bank account has been jailed for 30 months.
Family law market grows more strongly than expected
The family law market grew more strongly than expected last year, taking its total value to almost £2.2bn as firms look to offer more holistic services and embrace AI.
“Confidence in the future” – listed law firm pays special dividend
Keystone Law is to pay a special dividend to shareholders this year in light of “the strength of our balance sheet and our confidence in the future”.
